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MR.TRBO profile, 1987 Ford Telstar TX5 Turbo

qiktelstar Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Member No.: 3570 Status: Offline   Posted:Aug 24 2005, 09:38 PM i read heaps of magazines and they all seem 2 reckon that top mount is a big no no if u want extra horses in the paddock due 2 the heat generated by the motor and turbo.also i think with the wrx they get away with it a bit coz they got the bonnet scoop to deal with the heat and as tx5 doesnt i dont wanna put wrx like snorkel.......hmmmm well i got plenty of time to think as i got 4 and a half yrs til i get licence back anyway slash_archangel Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Member No.: 3545 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Aug 25 2005, 09:24 PM hey pretty cool ride nice work LOW_TX5 Occasional Poster Group: Members Posts: 74 Member No.: 2716 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Aug 28 2005, 11:41 AM Hey MR.TURBO is the inlet port on the head on your 87 tx5 round? dicky Newbie Group: Members Posts: 5 Member No.: 3597 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Sep 2 2005, 02:14 PM wow great machine, it looks damn powerfull. nice racing kits there. MR.TRBO Occasional Poster Group: Members Posts: 84 Member No.: 2416 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Sep 18 2005, 09:47 PM new pics will be up soon ppl , just put king springs in on the weekend , bitch of a job but got it dun wooohooo !!! lolz SABBAi Regular Poster Group: Members Posts: 131 Member No.: 918 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Oct 2 2005, 07:44 PM Looking good dude. I'm guessing your car doesn't have air con? MR.TRBO Occasional Poster Group: Members Posts: 84 Member No.: 2416 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Oct 2 2005, 09:06 PM air con wasn;t working so i thought fuk it , took out the hoses , left the aircon in their for the belts etc ,took condencer out and reciever out and left me with heaps of room.i'll post new pics soon i changed my piping on cooler and now it fits nicely , only had to modify bumper brackets alil bit and with bumper on looks stealth. just wanted to know do all tx5's heat up alot ? i just changed my thermo and it doesn;t go past the normal mark , but its fukin hot as when i lift bonnet , i know a few guys keep their fans going 24/7 to cool engine bay down. MR.TRBO Occasional Poster Group: Members Posts: 84 Member No.: 2416 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Oct 10 2005, 05:30 AM just added 2 thermo fans where my condencer use to be , makes a bit of noise but fuk it cools the radiator and turbo down , connected to a switch in cab, i was told its best to switch them on only when idle at the lights,also they do draw shit loads of power from the battery.pics will be up soon. mikii_v Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Member No.: 3702 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Oct 13 2005, 07:52 PM hello there mr turbo, can u briefly explain what are those steel pipes. MR.TRBO Occasional Poster Group: Members Posts: 84 Member No.: 2416 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Oct 13 2005, 08:07 PM what steel pipes are you talking about ? mikii_v Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Member No.: 3702 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Oct 13 2005, 11:47 PM the one on picture " side view of '87 model tx5". can u just briefly explain what u did there. i wanted to do something simular to get move cold air in, just researching how ppl are doing it MR.TRBO Occasional Poster Group: Members Posts: 84 Member No.: 2416 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Oct 14 2005, 04:02 AM with my 87 tx5 its got the cylinder airbox , so i cut a 3in hole in the bottom and bought sum pvc pipe and joined it on and thats it.gets heaps of cold air , with my new tx5 i did what most of the guys have dun , which is run a 3in flexy pipe to the front of the car , made a huge difference as the factory air intake is very restrictive. MerlinTX5 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 31 Member No.: 3501 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Oct 19 2005, 04:55 PM Need some help dude. Temp is running fine (just under half) but these engines pack some heat under there and I was wondering, would you suggest and extra thermo fan. Giving that my turbo is only small, I don't see the need for a bigger intercooler. It may even be the flow through the radiator, I'm going to give it a flush this weekend, any particular brand of coolant that would keep her cooler maybe? -------------------- TXJo-JoTX MR.TRBO Occasional Poster Group: Members Posts: 84 Member No.: 2416 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Oct 20 2005, 06:32 PM how old is ya thermostat ? if the cars dun a few kms i would change it , have the car running and take the thermo switch off and see if the fans kickin in , what you could do is put an extra fan on the front and have a switch like what i have dun it works really well.but i was told that our cars heat up heaps but personally i would feel alot better with mine cooler. MerlinTX5 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 31 Member No.: 3501 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Nov 11 2005, 06:27 PM Thermostat shat itself back in Sydney when I was living there 2 years ago. So it should be alright. The fan definately runs. As you said you feel safer having it run a bit cooler. My friend says you should check the intercooler every couple of years you know make sure its free of shit, is that right? -------------------- TXJo-JoTX MR.TRBO Occasional Poster Group: Members Posts: 84 Member No.: 2416 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Nov 12 2005, 02:31 AM take off 1 of your hoses to check for excessive oil passing through ,its normal to have a lil bit of oil go through cooler hoses but alot means turbocharger seals , and it mite be worth doing a compression test just to be safe . i bought my car with just on 190,000kms so i did a compression test, it puts your mind at ease.

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